Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *(s)lāppō, from unknown origin, it is thought to belong to a lost substrate language. Cognates include Northern Sami láhppu and Inari Sami láppu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ла̄һп (lāhp)

  1. (obsolete, anatomy) back blood vessel

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “лǡ͔ɔp̆p”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland